Profile: Maness is a useful real world reliever, but he's not somebody to target in fantasy leagues. He racks up ground balls while limiting walks, but a tepid strikeout rate eliminates any value to his fake owners. He does see frequent action, which has allowed him to post double digit holds in the last two seasons. Unfortunately, he's more of a middle reliever or else he could have a shot at 20 holds. (Brad Johnson)

The Quick Opinion: Maness has no fantasy role outside of holds league. However, he's still a useful major league reliever thanks to a big ground-ball rate and strong command.

Profile: Seth Maness does not strike batters out, nor does he walk them. He prefers to get his outs by inducing contact, generally a ground ball. Maness' ground ball rate over the course of his career is an impressive 60%, but this also makes him very dependent on defense as well as a little bit of luck. In 2013, Maness' left on base percentage was 85% and his ERA was 2.32. In 2014, his left on base percentage was 76% and his ERA was 2.91. Last season, with a batting average on balls in play of .345, Maness' left on base percentage was 69% and his ERA was 4.26 on the season. His FIPs have remained steadier, in the mid-threes, over the same time period. Maness should provide some holds, but is unlikely to get any saves or provide a big help in any other statistical categories. (Craig Edwards)

The Quick Opinion: Seth Maness is a ground ball inducing workhorse counted on for holds, but also subject to the vagaries of balls in play.